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New York Court Holds Blog Not Liable for Defamation Under the CDA
This month, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that website operators were not liable for allegedly defamatory comments posted by a third party on the website’s blog, even though the operators reposted those comments.…
4 Legal Considerations for Building a Mobile App
Kelley Drye partner Alysa Hutnik's article, “ 4 Legal Considerations for Building a Mobile App,” was recently featured on Mashable.com, a top source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture.…
Facebook Issues New Promotions Guidelines
Yesterday, Facebook modified the Guidelines that govern how companies can run or advertise sweepstakes, contests, and other promotions on the Facebook platform. Following is a summary of the key provisions: …
Senate Hearing on Mobile Device Location Tracking Highlights Ongoing Concerns Over Consumer Privacy Protections
On May 10, 2011, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law held a hearing to examine industry practices concerning the collection, retention, and use of consumer mobile device location…
Court Holds Facebook Posts Can be E-mails Under CAN-SPAM
This post was written by Gonzalo E. Mon . A federal court in California recently held that messages sent by Facebook users to their Facebook friends’ walls, news feeds, or home pages can constitute “electronic mail…